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Russia loses ‘astronomical’ 70,000 troops in 60 days

Russia loses ‘astronomical’ 70,000 troops in 60 days

“These tactics can yield incremental gains, but they are poorly suited to achieving operationally significant breakthroughs. Larger assaults have proven costly to Russian forces, which cannot afford sustained equipment losses of the kind seen earlier in Avdiivka,” Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, said. Following a recent field research trip to the...

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EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants

EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants

On Wednesday Poland said it would do whatever it took to resolve the migrant crisis on its border with Belarus. Radoslaw Sikorski, the foreign minister, had previously said that his country did not rule out a complete closure of the border, while Andrzej Duda, the president, raised the border crisis in talks with his Chinese...

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UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies

UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies

On Thursday night Sir Keir told the Nato summit that he had “reaffirmed our unshakeable support for Ukraine’s ultimate victory.” He said the alternative was “unthinkable” as he described Russia using “some of the deadliest weapons in its arsenal on innocent children”, when it struck a children’s cancer hospital in Kyiv earlier this week. Sir...

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UK PM Starmer vows robust Ukraine support on international debut

UK PM Starmer vows robust Ukraine support on international debut

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised Wednesday to keep up Britain’s steadfast support for Ukraine and gave his blessing for strikes inside Russia with British missiles as he made his international debut at a NATO summit in Washington. UK PM Starmer vows robust Ukraine support on international debut Starmer’s unstinting message of continuity on Ukraine...

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Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM

Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM

“It will be an opportunity for him to learn and get to know other leaders as much as to communicate any particular messages,” foreign policy expert James Strong told Agence France-Presse. Britain’s previous Conservative government was one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, providing money, weapons and troop training to help it repel Russia’s invasion. Starmer has...

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Two major stories explain the rise of Labour in the UK: the first is Britons’ disillusionment with the Tories

Two major stories explain the rise of Labour in the UK: the first is Britons’ disillusionment with the Tories

The apparent Labour landslide installing Sir Keir Starmer as Britain’s new prime minister was a widely expected outcome in an otherwise unstable world. The exit poll taken across the UK indicates that the anticipated landslide has occurred. In the UK, this exit poll is generally reliable. Jointly funded and organised by the BBC, Sky UK...

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UK Elections 2024: Most Polls Predict Rout For Conservative Party

UK Elections 2024: Most Polls Predict Rout For Conservative Party

Home News UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party Faces Mounting Challenge As Most Polls Predict Rout For His Party’s 14-Year Rule Polling suggests that Conservatives are only ahead in one age group: people over age 65. (ANI) London: The Conservative Party, which has been in power in the United Kingdom for around 15 years,...

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Russia withdraws troops from town near Kharkiv after becoming ‘bogged down’

Russia withdraws troops from town near Kharkiv after becoming ‘bogged down’

The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia ordered the cross-border attack to draw Ukrainian soldiers away from the front line in the Donbas region, rather than actually take Kharkiv. “Some Ukrainian forces have redeployed units to the Kharkiv direction from Donetsk Oblast, so Russian forces may be exploiting this perceived...

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Army chief warns Britain unprepared for WW3 as Putin sends direct threat

Army chief warns Britain unprepared for WW3 as Putin sends direct threat

A ranting Vladimir Putin has threatened a “response” after accusing the UK of direct involvement in the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin chief alleged that British Armed Forces personnel were now helping in the targeting of missiles hitting Russia. The Russian president went on the offensive on the same day as the outgoing head of...